Biology Quiz for Lab 6 (Green Plant II)

Question 1: A piece of potato will loose water and become flaccid if placed in ?
[] (a) Dish of tap water
[] (b) Dish of  10 % NaCl (salt water solution)

Question 2: In lab you placed potassium ferricyanide into one well in a Petri dish and ferrous sulfate into another well. Which of the following describes most accurately the results observed?

Both substances diffused __________ and met ____________.

[] (a) rapidly + exactly midway between the two wells
[] (b) slowly + exactly midway between the two wells
[] (c) rapidly + nearer the well containing the lighter solute
[] (d) slowly + nearer the well containing the heavier solute

Question 3: Which structures are shown ?

I Root Cap . II Meristem . III Elongation zone . IV Root hair zone
[] (a) I + II + III
[] (b) II + III
[] (c) II + IV
[] (d) I + II + III + IV
Which structures ?

Question 4: Select the statement that is most accurate.

[] (a) Root hairs are extensions of epidermal cells
[] (b) Root hairs develop in the region of elongation
[] (c) Root hairs mature into lateral roots
[] (d) All of the above are true

Question 5: The structure shown is a transverse section of a

[] (a) Monocot root
[] (b) Dicot leaf
[] (c) Herbaceous stem
[] (d) Woody stem
What plant part ?
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/images/130/Cells_and_Tissues/

Question 6: How many years old is the portion of the plant shown in the image shown with question 5 above ?

[] (a) 1 year or less
[] (b) 2 years
[] (c) 3 years
[] (d) 6 years

Question 7: Which of the following tissues is characteristically present in roots but characteristically absent in stems ?

[] (a) Cortex
[] (b) Endodermis
[] (c) Phloem
[] (d) Xylem

Question 8: In a woody stem, which tissue is nearest the outside of the plant ?

[] (a) Primary Phloem
[] (b) Secondary Phloem
[] (c) Primary Xylem
[] (d) Secondary Xylem

Question 9: Which of the labeled structures (A,B,C,D, or E) is the palisade mesophyll (also known as palisade parenchyma)?

 
[] (A) 
[] (B) 
[] (C) 
[] (D) 
[] (E) 
What structures ?

Question 10: In the image with question 9, the item labeled by "F" is :

[] (a) cambium
[] (b) pericycle
[] (c) stomate
[] (d) tracheid
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